Weight-motor



F. ZLAB. WEIGHT MoTQR. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 10| 1919.

1,369,599. A Patented Feb.22,1921.

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F. ZLAB.

WEIGHT MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I0, |919.

1,369,599, l Patentea'lveb. 2?.,1921.A

F5-mis Zza,

- WEIGHT-MOTOR.

Appneation med December 1o, 1919. lserial No. 343,941.

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Be it known that I, FRANK ZLAB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilber, in thecounty of Saline and the State of Ne braska, have invented certainnew-and useful Improvements lin,lleight-llotors, of whichV the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of v motors in which a rocking weight imparts rotary-direction toa wheel, the rotation of the Wheel serving as' a source of power for the performance of any desired useful work.

A special object of the invention is to so group and arrange the various parts thatv a comparatively steady, uniform rotation of the wheel in one direction will be obtained, with the minimum loss of power. A further object is to provide a motor of cheap and durable construction, readily operated by hand, not likely to get out of order, and which can be cheaply and easily repaired, and which willrequire no special skill lin its operation. Y Y,

With'these objects in View the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in whichz- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a front view, partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

VIn these drawings 1 designates a suitable frame in which is arranged a horizontal shaft 2. On this shaft and within the frame is mounted a wheel 8. The periphery of the wheel is provided with circumferential grooves 4, and as shown in the drawings these are six in number, but any desired number of grooves may b'e'employed depending on the size of the motor and the amount of power desired.

Across these grooves are riflies or transverse partitions 5. These partitions are staggered with respect to those ofadjacent grooves, are suitably spaced, and form, in connection with they grooves, a series of pockets on the wheel treadI or face.

A large gear or cog wheel 6 is mounted on the shaft 2, also preferably within the frame and this meshes with the pinion 7, xed on the shaft v8, which shaft also carries a pulley 9 from which the power is taken.

A shaft 10 is fixed on the top of the frameY 1 and suitable bearing plates 11 secure to specification of Letters Patent. "Patented Feb. '22,"1921,

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and,k which c :ontains` some `heavy material,

such assand,stones, or the like, as indicated at 18'. The receptacle weight 12 is mounted,A

so that-it will rockiback and forthonthe shaft 10 with the minimum amount off frietion, r.the ,various shaftl bearings being `ofui course welllubricated.

To assist in` giving uniform and steady rocking movement to theweight 12H1 con-v nejct thereto metal or wooden straps 14:, provided v,with upper braces 15. vThese straps Suppen a receptacle l17 Whh is weigh fedby stones 1,8, or otherfheavyf material.

The receptacle 17 and its contents'form a Y weighted pendulum rocking with themovement of the weight 12.

To impart to the wheel 3 the rocking movement of the weight 12 I fix to said weight on opposite sides of the shaft 10 three or more curved plates 19.Y These plates are yinnuinber equal to the number of grooves on the wheel, and whatever their number may be, half ofthem are on one side of the shaft 10 and half on the other. The upper ends of pushing levers 20 and 21 are pivotally connected to these plates, the levers 21 being secured to the plates 19 on the right hand side of the shaft 10, and the levers 20 being pivotally connected to the plates 19 arranged on theleft hand side of the shaft, reference Ibeing had to the parts*y as shown in the drawing. These levers are of unequal length, so that all of the levers v on one side of the shaft engagethe staggered, transverse partitions 5 ofthe grooves with which the levers register at the Same time.

As the levers on the leftV hand side engage and push against the partitions during rocking of the weight to the left, they turn the wheel 3 a certain distance in one direction.

During this movement the levers 21 on the right hand side are being lifted or drawn upwardly in position to engage partitions on the right hand side of the wheel 3 which f will further advance the wheel as the weight rocks back to the right hand side, and durof its size will act as a fly wheel. A motor ,105 ing this movement the levers 2O will be re- I of this type is especially adapted to light work around a farm where power 1s re,- quired only for short intervals of time, as in churning, pumping water or running feed cutters, corn shellers and the like.

The weight 12 is hand operated and any form of operating handle Vcan be attached to itif desired.

"1. In a weig'fhtY motor, an oscillating weight, a Vshaft carrying said weight, 'a grooved wheel, transverse partitions in the grooves, said partitions being staggered, levers loosely connected tothe under side of the weight and arranged in sets, one set Y being'on one side 'of the shaft and the other set being on thev opposite side, the'free ends of the levers engaglng'the partitions of the grooves, and means for vtransmitting motion from the grooved wheel.

2. In a weight motor, Va grooved wheel, theA grooves of the wheel having transverse partitions, offset with respect to each other, an oscillating weight mounted above the Y the purpose set forth..

3. In a weight motor, a frame, aliningr upper and lower shafts, a wheel on the lower shaft having pockets formed on its periphery, av weight normally balanced on the upper shaft, a lever pivotally connected to the weight on one side of the lastmentioned shaft and adapted to engagea portion of the pockets, and a second leverepivotally connected to the weightfon the opposite side of the shaft and adapted to engage the remaining pockets, said levers engaging wheel pockets alternately as the weight is rocked. Q Y

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

Finnairv ZLAB. fr 

